Faculty, staff and students mourn the passing of a Psychology Professor who had been a part of UMBC’s community for more than 30 years. An email from Linda Baker, Professor and Chair, Psychology informed the UMBC campus earlier this month of Professor Emeritus Raymond H. “Pete” Starr’s passing earlier this month. Even after Starr’s retirement…

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By Ariane Szu-Tu Baltimore County police apprehended and charged Jamison Harvey Johnson, 40, a man allegedly involved in an armed robbery at the Mars Supermarket off Maiden Choice Lane in Arbutus. Johnson was found bleeding and hiding in some underbrush approximately six hours after exchanging gunfire with a security guard and fleeing the supermarket. Johnson…

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According to UMBC Police, a suspect has been apprehended for the armed robbery case that occurred off-campus at the Mars Supermarket on Maiden Choice Lane in Arbutus. No further details have been released at this time.

“Off-Campus Robbery: Police received information that on Sunday June 21, 2009 at 6:52 P.M. a Black male approximately 6 feet in height, wearing all dark clothing displayed a handgun and robbed the Mars Supermarket located on Maiden Choice Lane in Arbutus. The unknown suspect may have been injured before he fled from the area. The…

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UMBC’s research capabilities are just about to get bigger. UMBC was recently assigned the resources of University of Maryland’s Biotech Institute’s (UMBI’s), Institute of Fluorescence (IOF). Many UMBC faculty members already have strong connections with the IOF. In addition, UMBC will be further developing research programs in the environmental and genomic sciences by establishing a…

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According to today’s Baltimore Sun, Detroit police have admitted an “error” in their homicide submission to the FBI…an error that pushed the Motor City to the number one spot in deaths for cities with over 500,000 people. The mistake added 33 bodies to Detroit’s count, giving them a rating of 37.4 murders per 100,000 citizens….

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The next time somebody tries to tell you that Baltimore doesn’t do anything well, you just sit them down, grab a computer, and refer them to this article in the Baltimore Sun. According to FBI data collected last year, Charm City is first in the nation among 500,000 plus cities at producing dead people.  Baltimore’s…

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The Retriever Weekly spoke with Tom Deluca, Chartwells District manager about the changes to come to the Dining Hall by Fall 2009. Here is what he had to say. TRW: What changes will be brought to the dining hall and why? TD: There will be quite a few changes. We have redesigned the service area…

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According to an e-mail sent out by Kim Leisey, the Associate Vice President of Student Affairs at UMBC, the campus dining hall is now equipped with wireless access.

Hi Everyone, The Retriever is constantly changing and growing and we want advice from you so that we can best cater to your needs and interests. As News Editor, I have heard from several students who love the Retriever and many others who have compained that the Retriever doesn’t write about anything that interests the UMBC…

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